Delivering homes and building better communities

Fine Gael is dedicated to delivering homes and building vibrant, resilient communities across Ireland because we believe that every person deserves a secure and affordable place to live. Housing is at the heart of strong communities and economic growth, providing stability for families, young people, and older citizens alike. We are committed to tackling housing shortages, reducing barriers to homeownership, and ensuring that rental options are fair and sustainable.

Our vision goes beyond just building houses. Fine Gael’s goal is to create communities that are well-connected, with accessible amenities like schools, healthcare, public transport, and green spaces. We aim to develop areas where people can thrive, feel secure, and connect with their neighbours.

To achieve this, Fine Gael is investing in infrastructure and reforming planning processes to speed up delivery. We are committed to helping first-time buyers, supporting affordable rental schemes, and enabling local authorities and developers to work together effectively. By doubling housing delivery and prioritising sustainable development, Fine Gael will continue working to make Ireland a place where everyone can find a home in a community that supports a fulfilling, high-quality life.

What We Will Do

In the next Government, Fine Gael will accelerate the delivery of housing. We will double the number of new homes built annually to 60,000, ensuring that supply meets growing demand and that more people can access affordable homes. We will empower the Land Development Agency to unlock State lands and build 18,000 homes. We will expand social housing and help families out of long-term homelessness.

We will also provide additional supports for first time buyers, take new measures to tackle vacancy and make better use of existing housing stock. We will take additional steps to help renters and increase delivery of student accommodation units.

We will create a new Department of Infrastructure and Climate to deliver essential projects like energy, water, roads and public transport to support the delivery of housing for a growing population. This will ensure the more efficient delivery of essential projects on time and on budget with outside engineering and project management experts brought in to deliver public projects.

In this way, we will make sure the stable funding Fine Gael in Government has provided delivers infrastructural investment for our people.

Building on Our Progress

Fine Gael has a strong record of rebuilding Ireland’s housing sector. We led the revival of homebuilding after the financial crisis, tripling housing output between 2011 and 2020 under the ‘Rebuilding Ireland’ initiative, and have continued this progress with ‘Housing for All’ since 2021. Fine Gael restored the social housing budget in 2015 to €2.2 billion and introduced rent caps.

Our Help to Buy scheme has enabled 50,000 people and couples buy their first home and over 5,000 first time buyers have been approved under the First Home Scheme. Over 500 first time buyers a week are now buying their own homes.

Through the Housing for All plan, we have introduced a Vacant Homes Tax to bring empty properties back into use, and launched the Town Centre First initiative to revitalise communities. Fine Gael is building on these successes to ensure a more sustainable and inclusive housing market for all to tackle vacancy, combat dereliction and breathe new life into our town centres.

Delivering homes and building better communities

What We Will Do

Building on Our Progress

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